The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Submissions must be made electronically via Blackpool Council's Procurement Portal ProActis: The Chest - https://procontract.due-north.com/

The submission route named on the official notice.

Blackpool Council are establishing a lotted - Highways surfacing and civil engineering works Framework.

The procurement will be conducted as an open tender and will establish a framework for a 4-year period.

Call off contracts may be entered into from the framework in the manner described within the tender documents.

The framework will consist of two lots as follows: Lot 1 - Highways Surfacing - Surfacing includes re-surfacing and re-construction of the highway network using conventional surfacing materials consisting of flexible and rigid pavement treatments (hot, warm and cold mix asphalts/concrete) Lot 2 - Highways Civils - Civil Engineering Works includes construction of improvement works on or associated with the highway network The intention is to establish a framework of up to 4 Suppliers for lot 1 and up to 4 Suppliers for lot 2.

The indicative range of call off contracts that may be entered into is typically expected to be in the range as set out below: • Lot 1 - Highways Surfacing - £100,000 - £5,000,000 • Lot 2 - Highways Civils - £100,000 - £1,500,000 In addition to Blackpool Council the framework is being made available to Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council, Lancashire Combined County Authority, Current members, associate members and future members of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities.

The published tender documents set out full details of the procurement process.

All tender documents are available free of charge through Blackpool Council's e-tendering portal - https://procontract.due-north.com/